What do we mean by "real"? Is matter more real than energy? Is a tree (in or out of the quad*) more real than the idea of a tree? Is a sound more real than a thought? Is actuality more real than possibility? What is an action? Is an action real? An action is not a physical thing. It is not a thought. Or is it? Is the idea that there is (are) a god (gods) less real than the fact (assuming it is a fact) of there being a god or gods? In my father's house (the multiverse/reality) are many mansions: the Mansion of Matter, the Mansion of Mind, the Mansion of Memory, the Mansion of Mystery, to name but a few. You can find roast chicken in the Mansion of Matter. You can find a recipe for roasting chicken in the Mansion of Mind. You can find molecules in the Mansion of Matter. You can find ways to understand what a molecule is in the Mansion of Mind. Words, images and audio copyright © S R Schwarz 2007. All rights reserved. The tree in the quad "Dear Sir, your astonishment's odd
There was a young man who said "God
must think it exceedingly odd
if he finds that this tree
continues to be
when there's no one about in the Quad."
I am always about in the Quad
And that's why this tree
will continue to be
since observed by Yours faithfully, God."
(Msgr. Ronald Knox 1888-1957)
